Contents
Pseudanthias is a genus of colourful reef fishes of the subfamily Anthiinae, part of the family Serranidae, the groupers and sea basses. They are found in the Indo-Pacific. The species belonging to this genus have a diet consisting of zooplankton, and are haremic.[3] Fishes currently included in this genus were earlier part of the genus Anthias. Pseudanthias is the largest anthiine genus[4]
Species
The following 49 species are recognized in the genus Pseudanthias:[5]
- Pseudanthias bimaculatus (J. L. B. Smith, 1955) (Two-spot basslet)
- H. Ida & , 2001 (Aurora anthias)
- & Katayama, 1959
- G. R. Allen & , 2008 (Charlene's anthias)
- (Bleeker 1857)
- (Bleeker, 1853)
- Pseudanthias connelli (Heemstra & J. E. Randall, 1986) (Harlequin goldie)
- (Heemstra, 1973)
- Pseudanthias cooperi (Regan, 1902) (Red-bar anthias)
- (, 1910)
- Gill & Psomadakis 2018
- (G. R. Allen & , 1982) (Orangebar anthias)
- (, 1955) (One-stripe anthias)
- J. E. Randall & Pyle, 2001
- Pseudanthias fucinus (J. E. Randall & , 1985)
- (G. R. Allen, 1976) (George's basslet)
- (Klunzinger 1884)
- , , Tyler A. Y. Phelps, Alejandro Pérez-Matus, L. A. Rocha- 2021 [6] (Hanga Piko anthias)
- Pseudanthias heemstrai , & J. E. Randall, 1989 (Orangehead anthias)
- J. E. Randall & Pyle, 2001
- Pseudanthias huchtii (Bleeker, 1857) (Red-cheeked fairy basslet)
- (G. R. Allen & , 1976) (Hutomo's anthias)
- Pseudanthias hypselosoma Bleeker, 1878 (Stocky anthias)
- (Katayama & , 1982)
- (Kotthaus, 1973) (Lunate goldie)
- (Katayama & , 1983) (Yellowlined anthias)
- (Bleeker, 1856)
- J. E. Randall & , 1993 (Marcia's anthias)
- G. R. Allen & , 2012 (Mica's anthias)
- (Herre, 1935)
- (, 1910)
- (J. E. Randall & McCosker, 1982)
- J. T. Williams, & , 2013 (Saffron anthias) [7]
- Gill, Pogonoski, Johnson & Tea 2021
- (J. E. Randall & G. R. Allen, 1978) (Painted anthias)
- Heemstra & , 2012
- Pseudanthias pleurotaenia Bleeker, 1857 (Square-spot fairy basslet)
- (Heemstra & J. E. Randall, 1986) (Resplendent goldie)
- ( & G. R. Allen, 1978) (Randall's fairy basslet)
- Pseudanthias rubrizonatus (J. E. Randall, 1983) (Red-belted anthias)
- (Fourmanoir & , 1979)
- J. E. Randall & G. R. Allen, 1989 (Shen's basslet)
- Pseudanthias squamipinnis (W. K. H. Peters, 1855) (Sea goldie)
- (Klunzinger, 1884)
- E. J. Schmidt, 1931
- Gill, Tea & Senou 2017
- Pseudanthias thompsoni (Fowler, 1923) (Hawaiian anthias)
- (Boulenger, 1897) (Townsend's anthias)
- Snyder, 1911
-
Pseudanthias marcia
-
Pseudanthias taeniatus
References
- ^ Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Pseudanthias". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
- ^ Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Anthiadinae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
- ^ Randall, John E.; Allen, Gerald R.; Steene, Roger C. (1997). Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. University of Hawaii Press. ISBN 9780824818951. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
- ^ Leis, Jeffrey Martin; Carson-Ewart, Brooke M. (2000). The Larvae of Indo-Pacific Coastal Fishes: An Identification Guide to Marine Fish Larvae. BRILL. p. 371. ISBN 9004115773.
- ^ "CAS - Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes". researcharchive.calacademy.org. Retrieved 2025-08-31.
- ^ Shepherd B, Pinheiro HT, Phelps TAY, Pérez-Matus A, Rocha LA (2021) Pseudanthias hangapiko, a new anthiadine serranid (Teleostei, Serranidae, Anthiadinae) from Rapa Nui (Easter Island). ZooKeys 1054: 1-13. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1054.64508
- ^ Williams, J.T., Delrieu-Trottin, E. & Planes, S. (2013): Two new fish species of the subfamily Anthiinae (Perciformes, Serranidae) from the Marquesas. Zootaxa, 3647 (1): 167–180.



